In honor of October being Family History Month, the North Hills Genealogists [of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] is hosting an all-day conference on Saturday, 25 October 2008. A great program features speakers Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL of Springfield, Virginia and J. Mark Lowe, CG of Springfield, Tennessee. In addition to formal lectures, the conference will give attendees a unique opportunity to interact with these knowledgeable and personable speakers in small group discussions. This will provide a forum for attendees to get their questions answered and to get ideas for further research. This results in giving you a choice between two topics each hour: one a lecture and the other a small group discussion geared to answering your questions. The conference will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, 5910 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237 where parking is free. A continental breakfast and hot lunch are included in the modest price of $40 (early bird discounts until September 16) after which it becomes $45. Door prizes and freebies will be handed out. More information including a brochure and credit card registration may be found at www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org. NHG FALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE TIME MAIN ROOM SMALL ROOM 8:00 Registration opens 9:00 Welcome Session 9:15 Make Those Early Census Records Talk to You J. Mark Lowe, CG Technology for Genealogists Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL 10:15 Break 10:30 Our National Treasure: The Library of Congress Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL Researching Rural Ancestors J. Mark Lowe, CG 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Out on a Limb, Trapped by Bad Research J. Mark Lowe, CG Seeing Your Ancestors in Historical Context Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL 2:00 Break 2:15 Dos and Don'ts for Your Research Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL Developing a Research Plan J. Mark Lowe, CG 3:30 Panel Discussion Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL and J. Mark Lowe, CG Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, Moderator Elissa Scalise Powell, CG www.PowellGenealogy.com CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.